Windows 10: Advice on recuva and selling hard drive

Discus and support Advice on recuva and selling hard drive in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I have just sold a laptop for a good price and had intended to replace the hard drive with a new one before sale. However I can't get the hard drive... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by Hazel123, Nov 24, 2020.

  1. HAZEL123
    Hazel123 Win User

    Advice on recuva and selling hard drive


    I have just sold a laptop for a good price and had intended to replace the hard drive with a new one before sale. However I can't get the hard drive cover off as there are a couple of deeply embedded screws with broken threads, so decided to leave the drive in and wipe it a couple of times. The laptop was hardly used since the current ssd drive was installed but there may have been some passwords or bank details done at some point. So I did internal secure erase two or three times. And then ran Recuva just to check nothing left on it.

    On the first run of Recuva it only found four files, which were clearly Windows install files. I then did a deep scan and it has found 131314 files! I am assuming most of these are the Windows 10 OS (20H2) but it is an awful lot of files to look through. Any tips as to how I can quickly tell by looking if any are files that could compromise security?

    :)
     
    Hazel123, Nov 24, 2020
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  2. SIR B. FANNYBOTTOM
    Sir B. Fannybottom Win User

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Nov 24, 2020
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  3. LITTLE CAT
    little cat Win User
    little cat, Nov 24, 2020
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  4. MATHRAGH
    Mathragh Win User

    Advice on recuva and selling hard drive

    Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Wut =D

    what is that supposed to accomplish?
     
    Mathragh, Nov 24, 2020
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